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The effect of rearing experience and TPH2 genotype on HPA axis function and aggression in rhesus monkeys: a retrospective analysis.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Feb 2010
Chen Guo-Lin, Novak Melinda A, Meyer Jerrold S, Kelly Brian J, Vallender Eric J, Miller Gregory M
Abstract excerpt
Gene-environment (GxE) interactions contribute to the development of many neuropsychiatric disorders. Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) synthesizes neuronal serotonin and is closely related to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, while early life experience is a critical environmental factor programming the HPA axis response to stress. This retrospective study investigated GxE interaction at the TPH2...
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